Broken Arrow Public Schools
Broken Arrow Public Schools is a public school district based in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, serving 19,882 students in 26 schools. By enrollment it ranks #5 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 97% of them. Its schools average 765 students each, more than the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $8,462 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% less than the Oklahoma median. It has roughly 17.6 students per teacher.
How Broken Arrow compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Broken Arrow | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,462 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,807 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $175.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $193.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,131 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,629 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.6 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 452 | 356 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Oklahoma median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Oklahoma
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmond Public SchoolsEdmond | 25,746 | 28 | $8,942 | 17.2 | #3 |
| Moore Public SchoolsMoore | 23,567 | 34 | $9,664 | 17.4 | #4 |
| Broken Arrow Public SchoolsBroken Arrow · this district | 19,882 | 26 | $8,462 | 17.6 | #5 |
| Putnam City Public SchoolsWarr Acres | 18,836 | 26 | $10,260 | 16.0 | #6 |
| Norman Public SchoolsNorman | 16,048 | 25 | $10,114 | 16.6 | #7 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron CityAkron, OH | 19,986 | $16,491 | 13.2 |
| Madera UnifiedMadera, CA | 19,935 | $14,158 | 19.7 |
| McAllen ISDMcAllen, TX | 19,890 | $11,803 | 13.8 |
| Fayette CountyFayetteville, GA | 19,800 | $12,357 | 14.0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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